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dining table
A table specifically intended for eating meals at. It is typically located in the dining room or kitchen.
Die ganze Familie versammelt sich jeden Abend zum Abendessen am großen Esstisch.
The whole family gathers every evening for dinner at the large dining table.
The word is a simple compound made from the verb 'essen' (to eat) and the noun 'der Tisch' (the table). So it is literally a table at which one eats.
Zum Frühstück treffen wir uns immer am Esstisch.
We always meet at the dining table for breakfast.
The prepositions are important: you sit 'am Esstisch' (at the dining table; position, dative), but you sit down 'an den Esstisch' (to the dining table; movement, accusative).
Die Kinder sitzen schon am Esstisch und warten.
The children are already sitting at the dining table and waiting.
In everyday life, 'Esstisch' (dining table) is often used with the verbs 'decken' (to set, as in putting out cutlery, plates, etc.) and 'abräumen' (to clear everything away again).
Kannst du bitte schon mal den Esstisch decken?
Could you please set the dining table already?
table
Tisch is the general term for the piece of furniture and can also refer to a table used for eating. Esstisch explicitly refers to a table intended for meals. When this function is important, Esstisch is more precise.
Für das Abendessen decken wir den Esstisch in der Küche.
We set the dining table in the kitchen for dinner.
Für das Abendessen decken wir den Tisch.
We set the table for dinner.
